Dad loses legal battle over term-time holidays

The Supreme Court have allowed the appeal.The Supreme Court have allowed the appeal.
The Supreme Court have allowed the appeal.
A father has lost a landmark legal battle over being fined for taking his daughter on holiday during school term-time.

The High Court had earlier ruled in Jon Platt's favour, saying he was not acting unlawfully by taking his daughter out of school for a family trip to Florida.

But education chiefs appealed to the Supreme Court, and five judges have unanimously allowed the appeal.

The case will now go back to the magistrates court.